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DIY iPad Stand or Tablet Holder

Written by Amy Baesler

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Wood Diy IPad Stand Tablet Holder Easy Gift Idea, HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic
One Board IPad Stand Tablet Holder For $5 Or Less, HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic
Easy $5 Diy IPad Stand Tablet Holder Plan And Template, HerToolbelt

This DIY iPad stand tablet holder is perfect for holding your device on your desktop during Zoom calls for online school or working from home, or for holding your tablet while you follow a recipe in the kitchen. Make your own for around $5! 

Working and schooling from home? You’ll also love our DIY folding desk plans and IKEA hack double duty desk — and don’t miss 25+ DIY charging station ideas! 

Diy IPad Stand Or Tablet Holder, One Board Project, HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic

DIY iPad Stand or Tablet Holder

by Amy from Hertoolbelt

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I like trying new recipes and most of them are online — just look at all the recipes here on Remodelaholic! (Because even when the kitchen is under construction, a DIYer’s gotta eat 😉

My tablet is so handy in the kitchen, but a tablet holder or iPad stand is a must have.

I loved the rustic bread board look of this Pottery Barn version, but it’s no longer available.

Pottery Barn Wood Tablet Stand Inspiration

Luckily for you and me, it’s so easy to make this DIY iPad stand for your tablet — get the printable plans and template here.

See more modern farmhouse kitchen ideas here.

Solid Wood DIY IPad Stand Tablet Holder With Kickstand, Tutorial And Template From HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic

Click here to add this iPad stand template and plan to your cart

How to Make a Wood iPad Stand

You can make 3 tablet or iPad stands from a single 1×10 board, which only costs about $9 (depending on local prices).

The hinge for each wood iPad stand kickstand is around $1, and the other hardware is cheap — and you might even already have around the house.

DIY wood iPad stand or tablet holder with hinged kickstand, tutorial and template

So total cost for each DIY tablet stand is around $5!

Make one for yourself and two more for friends or family! These would be easy to personalize for teacher gifts or neighbor gifts at Christmas, too.

Related Reading: 25 + DIY Charging Station Ideas

Materials for DIY iPad stand/tablet holder

  • Printable plans and template
  • 1″ x 10″ x 6′ board (actual 3/4″ x 9 1/4″)
  • 1″ narrow utility hinge
  • 12″ of 3/8″ sisal rope
  • 2″ brad nails or screws
  • sandpaper
  • wood filler
  • stain or paint
  • 2 – small eye hooks or 1/2″ pan head screws
  • 8″ of string or chain

Building the Wooden Tablet Stand

Get the breadboard template and printable tutorial here. (The printable plan includes full detailed measurements as well as the curved cutting board style template.)

Step 1: Prepare the wood stand pieces

To fit a smaller 10- to 11-inch tablet, trim the board to width; for a wider tablet stand, no trimming is needed.

Then, print and trace the breadboard iPad stand template (included in the printable plan here).diy wood iPad stand tablet holder, template and tutorial

Cut out the breadboard stand backing and the stand front (with the notch). Also cut the stand ledge piece and the kickstand, as detailed in the printable plans.

Sand all of the pieces as necessary.

 

Step 2: Assemble

Stack the breadboard backing, ledge, and notched front piece, making each piece flush at the bottom and sides.

If you like cooking using online recipes a tablet holder or Ipad holder is a must. Build a DIY bread board kitchen tablet holder with this easy tutorial.

Apply wood glue to the joining faces and secure with 2″ brad nails or screws.  (I nailed a few of the nails from the front and a few from the back.)

Once the glue is dry, if you’d like, use the sander to round over the bottom outer corners.  Drill a 3/8″ or bigger hole in the center of the handle.

Step 3: Finish

Remove any excess glue, apply wood filler to holes, cracks and blemishes and allow to dry.

Sand the wood filler and holder until smooth, finishing with 120-150 grit sand paper.  Paint or stain the holder and kickstand, allow to dry.

Related Reading: How to Make Homemade Wood Stain

I wanted a nice rich dark brown/red color, so here’s what I did:

  1. I applied pre-stain conditioner to the kitchen tablet holder and waited about 30 min.
  2. Then I applied Minwax Dark Walnut stain, let it sit for 5 minutes or so and wiped off the excess.  I let the walnut dry over night.
  3. Finally I applied a coat of Minwax Polyshades Mahogany Bombay and let that fully dry.  The mahogany bombay left a nice rich color on the wood.  One perk of the polyshades is that it contains a top coat, so no need for polyurethane later.

Step 4: Add Kickstand and Rope Handle

Cut about a 12″ piece of rope, thread it through the handle hole.  Tie a simple knot in the end of the rope.

Rope Wood Handle On DIY IPad Stand Tablet Holder, HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic

 

On the back of the kitchen tablet holder, measure up and mark the kickstand location (as detailed in the plans), then predrill and install the hinge.

Pre-drill a small hole in the lower side of the kickstand, and install a small eye hook or pan head screw.

Pre-drill a small hole in the back of the holder and install another eye hook or pan head screw.  Attach a piece of string or chain to each eye hook or screw.

If you like cooking using online recipes a tablet holder or Ipad holder is a must. Build a DIY bread board kitchen tablet holder with this easy tutorial.

Adjust the string to the length that will let your kitchen tablet holder sit at a good angle.  Then tighten the screws and/or knots.

$5 Wood DIY IPad Stand Tablet Holder, Tutorial And Template, HerToolbelt For Remodelaholic

Completed! Enjoy cooking with your new kitchen tablet holder, or Zooming from your new iPad stand, or whatever you want to use your new tablet stand for!

Add this iPad stand table holder plan/template to your cart by clicking here.

You’ll also like these other one board projects:

  • vintage corbel woodworking plan + template
  • easy wooden doll bed and nightstand
  • DIY antique cutting board or breadboard (w/templates)
  • one-board decorative window frame

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Easy $5 Diy IPad Stand Tablet Holder Plan And Template, HerToolbelt

First published 11 Dec 2014 // Last updated 5 Oct 2020

 

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Published: October 5, 2020Filed Under: Beginner, Build, By Cost, By Level, By Material, By Style, By Tool, Contributor, DIY, DIY Project Plans, Farmhouse, Free to $20, Jig Saw, Kids, Kitchen, Miter Saw, Nailer, Organizational Items, Rustic, Sketches/Renderings, Tutorials, Wood and Plywoods Etc. Tagged: 12 Days of Christmas, beginner, Gift Ideas, handmade gifts, Kitchen, one board projects, printable woodworking templates, woodworking, woodworking plans

About Amy Baesler

Amy is the tool lover at Hertoolbelt. On Hertoolbelt, Amy shares DIY furniture plans, handyman tutorials, and craft patterns. She has two pint sized 'helpers' that help fix things around the house and build fun projects.


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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    January 3, 2016 at 10:36 am

    What can you replace the strings on the bottom with??

    Reply
    • Cass says

      January 4, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      Hi Michelle! You could really easily replace the string with a length of chain or something similar, I would imagine.

      Reply
      • Lori Krogh says

        June 19, 2018 at 10:04 am

        Good morning. I downloaded the instructions for the tablet holder, but did not see a pattern with it. Is there a different link for that?

        Reply
        • Cass says

          July 14, 2018 at 11:04 am

          Hi Lori,
          I just updated it so the file is combined now — thanks for pointing that out! If you’ll request the plan again, it will include the template as well. Thanks!

          Reply
  2. Danese Snyder says

    September 9, 2020 at 1:53 pm

    I love your tablet holder. For some reason I can’t download the file. Could you email it to me?

    Reply
  3. Janet says

    October 5, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Love that you can make this from a cutting board – looks very simple! Love it!

    Reply
  4. Home Smiths says

    October 15, 2020 at 5:48 am

    Innovative DIY idea, really like it!

    Reply
  5. Geoffrey says

    October 17, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    That’s so cool! And I love how simple it is. The built-in tablet case stands never really stand up like this one.

    Reply

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